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Formations · 2026
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128,273 companies incorporated
2026
Historical London registered-office formations by year.
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Where businesses form and disappear
Formation, dissolution and the live register answer three different questions about London business.
Where businesses form and disappear
The evidence
What the current releases show
Updated 2 Aug 2026
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Formations and dissolutions · 2026
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128,273 companies
incorporated
dissolved: 102,721 companies
The two administrative flows in the latest available year.
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Live-company age profile · 1–4 years
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530,060 live companies
1–4 years
5–9 years: 356,278 live companies
Incorporation cohorts among companies still present in the latest bulk snapshot.
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Registered-office geography · 2026-08-01
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14.6 effective sections
DA1
London median: 12.6 effective sections
SIC diversity and shared-address concentration across postcode districts.
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